one of my favorite ice cream flavors is chocolate mousse from baskin robbins (right after pralines & cream) so I was looking for something similar but still not expecting it to be the same. I was right because I loved this but it is different from what i had in mind. baskin robbins' ice cream has more chocolate and is more chewy. I wonder if adding another egg yolk would make this more chewy and elastic. I used whipping cream instead of heavy cream. I'm not sure about the difference but I can't find heavy cream where I live so I used regular whipping cream (30% fat). the only thing I would change is add more chocolate because I like my chocolate ice cream very chocolaty and use maybe more cocoa powder or more grated chocolate.
it was also very rich and very creamy so maybe next time when in the mood to cut a few calories i'll try this with half whipping cream and half half-and-half (or light whipping cream - 15% fat) but i'm not sure, since adding the chocolate might change the taste anyways.

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Family did no care for mousy taste so it was no eaten well. I think I may have not put the right amount of cream since I doubled it and it came out with about 8 servings instead of 16 so it might be a 5 if I did not mess up.

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Made a double batch for a BBQ this weekend and it was WONDERFUL. I added all of the ingredients but the chocolate and heated it to 170. Then added mini chocolate chips, which melted just fine. At the end of the ice cream maker cycle I added an additional 1/3 c. of mini chocolate chips which gave it a little something extra. Excellent recipe, definitely a keeper.

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Wow! I was a tiny bit skeptical that I would not like the consistency, but on the contrary, it was heavenly!! Extrordinarily smooth- Unlike any other airy ice cream I've had.
I omittted the chocolate chips and it was by far sweet enough, very rich too!! An Aboslute keeper.
***UPDATE:
I also made a sugar free version of this using splenda and it was very very good. Not nearly as rich as the original, I would have liked a stronger taste ( more splenda? cocoa? not sure) but I will definitely make sugar free again too!

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This is now my goto chocolate ice cream recipe. Doesn't make a lot, but then this is so rich that one can't eat that much at a time anyway. I recommend sifting the cocoa into the sugar if your cocoa is the least bit lumpy.